Judith Helen Lawrence is a New Zealand climate change policy and adaptation expert. She studies

climate change Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in Global surface temperature, global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate variability and change, Climate change in ...

, especially aspects of uncertainty, decision making under uncertainty and adaptation. She has linked academic work to everyday problems, and worked closely with stakeholders such as national and local authorities and water utility companies. She is the coordinating lead author for the

IPCC The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations. Its job is to "provide governments at all levels with scientific information that they can use to develop climate policies". The World M ...

Sixth Assessment Report Australasia Chapter. Lawrence has made her studies and academic career at

Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington (), also known by its shorter names "VUW" or "Vic", is a public university, public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, and w ...

, New Zealand, where she now is adjunct professor in the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences Climate Change Research Institute and the Antarctic Research Centre. She has also held senior government positions on climate change policy, science strategy, and water and land management practice.

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